May 6, 2019

The 2019 Economic Report of the President cited three scientific papers written by NERCRD and collaborating researchers. One examines the economic conditions of Rural America during the current administration. The other two focus on the determinants of self-employment and its effects on the local economy. Papers cited include:

• Goetz, S., M. Partridge, and H. Stephens. 2018. “The Economic Status of Rural America in the President Trump Era and Beyond.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 40, no. 1: 97–118.
• Rupasingha, A., and S. Goetz. 2013. “Self-Employment and Local Economic Performance: Evidence from U.S. Counties.” Papers in Regional Science 92, no. 1: 141–62.
• Goetz, S., and A. Rupasingha. 2009. “Determinants of Growth in Non-Farm Proprietor Densities in the U.S., 1990–2000.” Small Business Economics 32, no. 4: 425–38.